Rola L. Idriss

        

Professor of Civil Engineering

New Mexico State University  

Las Cruces NM 88003-0001

Office: Rm 206, Hernandez Hall

Phone: (575) 646-3818                                     

 

AREA OF RESEARCH

 

Nondestructive evaluation and rehabilitation of existing bridge structures. Analysis and design of steel and reinforced concrete bridges. Development of new

computer models to predict dynamic and static nonlinear response of damaged and deficient structures under service loads, overloads and failure loads.

 Verification of computer models by means of large and full scale experimental testing.  Development of smart structures, with global structural monitoring systems.

 

EDUCATION

 

1991 PhD - Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1986 MSCE - New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1978 BSCE - University Saint Joseph.  an affiliate of the University of Lyon, France.

 

MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

 

·        The Rio Puerco Bridge, Albuquerque, NM.

·        Testing of the I-10 bridge over University, Las Cruces New Mexico.

·        Full scale laboratory “smart” bridge  using embedded optical fibers.

·        Load Path Evaluation of the I-40 bridge over the Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM.

 

AWARDS

 

•                 ENR Top 25 Newsmaker for 1996.

•                 National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award- 1994

•                 Bromilow Award for Excellence in Research - 1994

•                 Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award- 1994

•                 Roush Award for excellence in teaching- 1995

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

“Testing and Monitoring of the I-10 Bridge using Fiberoptics”, Report  No. 99-01 to the Fedreal Highway Administration and the National Science Foundation Grant No. CSM-9522734, 1999.

 

“Design and Implementation of an Optical Fiber Monitoring System in a Full Scale Laboratory Bridge”, R.L. Idriss and M.B. Kodindouma, Report  No. 97-02 to the Federal Highway Administration and the National Science Foundation Grant No. CSM-9522734, 1997.

 

"Load Path Evaluation of the I-40 Bridge",  R.L. Idriss and D.V. Jauregui,  Report to the National Science Foundation,  NSF grant No. MSS-0224316, April 1994.

 

R L Idriss, M B Kodindouma, A D Kersey and M A Davis, “ Multiplexed Bragg Grating Optical Fiber Sensors For Damage Evaluation Of Highway

Bridges”, Journal of Smart Materials and Structures,vol. 7 1998, pp. 209-216

 

Rola L. Idriss and Kenneth R. White, "Alternate Load Paths in Damaged Bridge Systems",  Computation Methods in Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 2, Elsevier, July 92, pp.655‑669.

 

Rola L. Idriss and Kenneth R. White, "Secondary Load Paths in Bridge Systems", Transportation Research Record No. 1290, March 1991. 

 

R. L. Idriss, Kenneth.R. White,C.B. Woodward, D.V. Jauregui, "Non destructive testing of a Two Girder Bridge", Nondestructive Testing Methods for the Civil

Infrastructure, ASCE publication, pp82-88, edited by H. Gangarao.

 

R. L. Idriss, Kenneth.R. White,C.B. Woodward, John Minor, and D.V. Jauregui, "Evaluation and Testing of a Fracture Critical Bridge: The I-40 Bridges over

the

Rio Grande-Case Study" Journal of NDT and E International, January 1994.

 

Rola L. Idriss, Kenneth.R. White,C.B. Woodward, D.V. Jauregui, "After Fracture Redundancy of a Two Girder Steel Bridge: Testing the I-40 Bridges over the

Rio Grande", Transportation Research Board Publication, Fourth Engineering Bridge Conference, vol. 2, pp. 316-326, August 1995.

 

R. L. Idriss, K. R. White, J. W. Pate, S. T. Vohra, C.C. Chang and B.A. Danver, Monitoring Of An Interstate Highway Bridge Using A Network Of Optical Fiber Sensors, Structures Congress, San Francisco, 1998.

 

R.L. Idriss,  Highway Bridge Monitoring Using Optical Fiber Sensors  Proceedings of US-Canada-Europe Workshop on Bridge Engineering, pp-60-65, 14-15 July 1997, Zurich, Switzerland. 

 

R.L. Idriss and M.B. Kodindouma, Implementation of an Optical Fiber Monitoring System in a Full Scale Bridge proceedings of the Fourth National Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, pp 40-44, June 17-19 1996, Buffalo, New York.

 

R.L. Idriss and M.B. Kodindouma, Bridge Monitoring Using an Optical Fiber Sensor System, Proceedings of Structures Congress XIV, April 15-18 1996, pp 238-244.

 

R.L. Idriss and M.B. Kodindouma, Real Time Monitoring of the After Fracture Response of a Multi-Girder Steel Bridge, proceedings of the 3^rd Conference on Nondestructive Evaluation of Civil Structures and Materials, Sept. 9-11, 1996, Boulder, Colorado, pp 335-348.

 

M.B. Kodindouma and R.L. Idriss, Damage Assessment of a Full Scale bridge Using an Optical Fiber Monitoring System, SPIE Smart Structures and Materials 1996, Smart Systems for Bridges Structures and Highways, 28-29 February 1996, San Diego Ca, pp 2719-32.

 

R.L. Idriss M.B. Kodindouma, Monitoring The After Fracture Response of a Full Scale Bridge Using an Integrated Optical Fiber Sensor System, Proceedings of the US-Europe Bridge Workshop on Bridge Engineering, Barcelona, 15-17 July 1996, pp 178-191.

 

R.L.. Idriss,  Kenneth R. White ,"The Nondestructive Testing of the I-40 Bridges",  US-Japan Bridge Workshop, Lake Tahoe, Nevada May 1994.

 

R.L.. Idriss,  Kenneth R. White, "Load Path Evaluation of a Fractured Two Girder Bridge",  International Bridge Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Nova Scotia, Canada 1994.

 

R.L. Idriss,  Kenneth  R. White and David V. Jauregui, "After‑Fracture Response of a Two‑Girder Steel Bridge", Structures Congress 1993,  Irvine, CA, April 1993.pp 1077-1082

 

R.L.. Idriss, K.R. White,"Bracing, a Secondary Load Path in a Fracture Critical Bridge", Structure Stability Research Council,  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 1993.pp 63-72.

 

R.L. Idriss, Kenneth R. White,  C.B. Woodward, J. Minor and D.V. Jauregui, "Case Study: Non Destructive Field Testing of a Steel Bridge." Proceedings Structural Fault and Repair-93 ,  Edinburgh,  England, July 1993. 

 

R.L. Idriss, Kenneth R. White and John Minor, "Testing of a Fracture Critical Bridge", Third Workshop on Bridge Engineering Research in Progress,  La Jolla, CA, November 1992.

 

R.L.. Idriss, M. Kodindouma,  "Non Destructive Testing at the Design and Construction Stage", Structural Fault and Repair-93 ,  Edinburgh,  England, July 1995.

 

R.L.. Idriss, K.R.. White,C.B. Woodward, D.V. Jauregui, "After Fracture Redundancy of a Two Girder Steel Bridge", 4th Transportation Research Board International Bridge Conference, San Francisco, Cal, August 1994.

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

American Society of Civil Engineers

Transportation Research Board

American Concrete Institute

 

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

CE 445, Reinforced Concrete Design

CE 545, Advanced Concrete

CE 469, Structural Systems

CE 444, Steel Design

CE 467, Indeterminate Structural Analysis

CE 503, Advanced Mechanics of Materials

CE 315, determinate Structures